Director and UW Extension Specialist

This position is directly responsible for the management and supervision of the Extension Lakes (EL) program in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) including program development and delivery, fiscal management and personnel. Extension Lakes engages in and oversees lake management educational and organizational assistance for lakeshore property owners, lake users, agencies and local communities. The position assists in providing lake district, lake association and lake owners and/or stakeholders capacity building and public policy issues.

This person and EL collaborates in the development of educational programming on a wide range of subjects such as aquatic invasive species, lake monitoring, watersheds and lake ecosystems, land use decision making and human impacts on water, water law, dispute resolution, and community organization options. This position is responsible for program planning and delivery in coordination with the UW-Stevens Point CNR, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the UW-Madison Division of Extension (UWEXT).